dhansing

Please see previous review sent in the last 5 minutes. I added web pages to all courses. DH

Four of the five surviving public courses, use to be eight, three have closed in the last 10 years, are similar in their rating. The Elks http://www.elksgolf627.com/ course is over 100 years old. Minne Monesse http://www.minnemonesse.com/ is located in NE part of the county and like the Elks is a pretty course and offers a rolling terrain. Oak Springs http://www.oakspringsgolf.com/ has many old Oak trees and is 40 to 50 years old. Aspen Ridge, my favorite, https://aspenridgegolf.com/, I play in two leagues hear and I'm a member, so prejudice. It is the only course in town being only 5 minutes from my home. It was developed in 1998 and the trees are still growing up. There is a private course in SE Kankakee but it sits only on 60 acres and should not be a comparison. There is also Manteno Golf course but pales in comparison to the top 4. It is not well maintained. It is although the 2nd closest course to the area. Hope this helps, DH

Of the 4 courses in the immediate area Aspen, Elks, Oak Springs & Manteno it ranks 4th. Greens are slow not USA cut and rough in places with much weed in them. Fairways r not well defined and grass is inferior. I would guess it does not do well financially. Back 9 is shorter and plays much faster than front. Course is flat not rolling like the other 3 top choices. Overall Aspen is the jewel 4 the money in the close in area. Will not seek 2 play there again only tried again because of GN price.

See title above tells all as I am not a writer...This is probably one of the better courses south of Chicago. ..how's that?